High Point Power Project Earns National Spotlight
The city of High Point celebrates a 72,595,000 PWA grant to build its own hydro electric plant. The piece defends the project against claims of a feud with Duke Power, stressing good will, local industry gains, and wage improvements as signs of economic progress.
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High Point
PWA
Washington Dispatch
Ickes
Duke Power Company
Spartanburg
Buzzard Roost
H. H. Watkins
W. S. O’b. Robinson
Duke
Supreme Court
Duke Company
Yadkin River
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Greensboro refinancing praised as a sound deal
An editorial lauds Greens boro and City Manager Andrew Joyner for a 6.45 million dollar refinancing at 3.72 percent. The piece notes potential annual savings of about 85 thousand dollars for Greensboro and 55 thousand for High Point, suggesting possible tax relief for taxpayers and urging local imitation.
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Greensboro
Andrew Joyner
High Point
Symphony of wage boosts sweet music to ears
The piece argues that rising wages prove the nation’s commitment to a 1936 civilization and show the country has the resources to sustain such a standard. It frames wage growth as evidence of economic strength and social progress.
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Symphony OF
Guilford Gives High Point Place on Guilford Map
The Guilford county board of commissioners approved a project to build county offices in High Point and authorized funding to complete the local armory. They also designated the Friendship airport name Greensboro- High Point, crediting Commissioner Joe F. Hoffman for pushing recognition of this area.
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Guilford
Greensboro- High Point
Friendship
Commission
Joe F. Hoffman
Vanished glamour at New York parade figures in Woollcott retreat
New York diarist Alexander Woollcott withdraws from public life after quitting The New Yorker and rare radio work. Rumors swirl about obesity, a savant college trusteeship, or a Garbolike need for solitude as he sells his East Side apartment Witt’s End. Mary Doyle’s Waldorf memoir and socialite notes of Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Benjamin Duke add color to the vanished circle.
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New York
Alexander Woollcott
New Yorker
Witt's End
Garbo
Old Waldorf
Mary Doyle
Ie Waldorf
Public rooms fade in Waldorf era reflections
A narrator recalls the old Waldorf Hotel with its spacious public rooms now lost to space constraints. He notes nooks rivaling hotel foyers and recalls reading out-of-town papers and spotting William Jennings Bryan among fellow readers.
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Waldorf
Kansas City Star
Louisville Courier Journal
Manchester Guardian
William Jennings Bryan
Aftermath: Night visit to a watchmaker’s home
A Belgian born maid, a Flemish Rembrandt type, recounts wartime horrors. She survived massacre and ruins, now reacts to sudden noise with involuntary blinking and sobbing, tremors, and tears.
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Aftemath
City Council Approves Reed Street Paving Plans
Ten years ago at the semi monthly meeting council members discussed projects including a dam on Deep River. The body authorized paving Reed street between Hast Commerce and Leonard streets with work to start soon.
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Reed Street
Hast Commerce
Leonard Streets
Local Socials and a PTA Address in Winston-Salem
Mrs J M Oates and Mrs Chandller of Raleigh visited Winston Salem with Mrs Arthur Marsh and Mrs J A Morris. Mr and Mrs C C Prince and Cecil Jr returned from Atlanta. Mr and Mrs Paul Ten Hoopen of Charlotte visit Wade Marsh family. Supt T Wingate Andrews spoke to about 500 at Bay Street school PTA on Reading and Good Literature.
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J. M. Oates
Chandller
Raleigh
Arthur Marsh
J. A. Morris
Winston- Salem
C. C. Prince
Cecil, Jr
Atlanta
Paul Ten- Hoopen
Charlotte
Wade Marsh
T. Wingate Andrews
Parent-Teachers Association
Bay Street School
Housing shortage prompts tenant house push in High Point
A 1916 High Point housing shortage sends families to real estate offices seeking homes. A man, after finding his rented house taken, secures another. Local need pushes construction of multiple tenant houses to house the influx of population.
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S. C. Clark
High Point
Snack bars bloom in New York drawing crowds
The snack bar boom rivals golf craze as eateries lure crowds from dinner, tempting patrons with tidbits and drinks by 5 to 7 pm. The casual vibe, bar man, revolving chairs, and live music draw whispers of famous visitors like Tallulah Bankhead or Robert Taylor dropping in.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Robert Taylor
Earnest plea to avoid entangling alliances at Richmond
Mrs St John Allison Lawton urged the U D C at Richmond to avoid entangling alliances. A 110 member Arkansas banker and businessman delegation visited High Point representing 24 cities. Pirates were killed and captured off Hong Kong after a chase of a British steamer. A heavy eastern gale claimed four lives. English coal miners strike raises coal price in the U S by two dollars a ton.
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St. John Allison Lawton
Richmond
Arkansas
High Point
Hong Kong
China
England
America
Chief of Police Confined Home With Severe Grippe
Chief of Police C. L. Gray is confined to his home due to a severe grippe. Mrs. C. S. Grayson leaves for a month long visit to relatives in Marion. Buster Rawley recovers from a lengthy cold and is able to enjoy sunshine today. Mrs. Harvey Craven of Ridgecrest visits with her three children Holman Irene and the baby, while Mrs. Bruce Craven stays at Trinity.
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C. L. Gray
C. S. Grayson
Marion
Buster” Rawley
Harvey Craven
Ridgecrest
Holman
Irene
Bruce Craven
Trinity
President Wilson designates Thanksgiving Day
President Wilson proclaims Thursday November 30 as Thanksgiving Day and urges contributions to war relief. The Deutschland reports a collision off New London with five drowned. German forces claim 2100 Romanian prisoners and 12 machine guns. The post office scramble for patronage and pie is expected to ease from four years ago.
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Wilson
New London
Conn
Edigraphics and the Roosevelt Du Pont marriage Debate
Edigraphics discusses the Roosevelt-Du Pont marriage amid New Deal era worries over federal funding for power plants. Competition may lower rates from private plants, pleasing consumers. Stone humorously recalls a Duke Carolina football moment as a light note amid broader calls for a strong League of Nations to curb world conflict.
Tax base growth eyed as Detroit finds 50 million in property
The Winston-Salem Journal notes cities struggle to tax all property. Detroit reports a 79 cent cut in its tax rate following a 50 million discovery of taxable property, illustrating how uneven tax laws can be costly.
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Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
Detroit
Mich
Pirates Walk a Plank in High Point Letter
A letter to the Charlotte News praises High Point for securing a PWA allotment to build a municipally owned electric power plant. The writer argues municipal plants lower rates and generate tax revenue and suggests Charlotte consider the model. The letter mentions Ontario children arrested for Halloween pranks and held with four tramps, drawing parental protests.
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High Point
PWA
Charlotte
Geore R. Poole
Ontario
New York Probes Restaurant Racket Over Noise
An investigation targets a so called restaurant racket in New York City as officials from the anti noise commission examine complaints about excessive saxophone music and disturbances surrounding dining venues. Local authorities say the probe seeks to curb disruptive noise while balancing business needs.
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New York
Anti-Noise Commission
Windy Book Keeps Papers Flat
A worn copy of Gone With the Wind serves as a practical bookmark and weight to prevent papers from blowing away. The humorous note suggests using the long novel as a paperweight due to its heft and familiar title.
Rome Bans Horn Honking Amid City Noise Drive
City authorities in Rome impose a horn honking ban to curb noise in public spaces. The measure faces doubt over its effectiveness and whether notable figure S Duce will still blow his horn despite restrictions.
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Rome
S Duce
Humble Tie Purchase Sparks Busy Store Scene
In a bustling haberdashery, a customer selects an ash gray tie with salmon pink spots watched by a growing crowd. A clamor of shoppers and clerks pressed around as a wealthy buyer orders multiple items from shirts to lounging robes. The narrator, eager for a friend, exits whistling after the encounter.
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McNaught Syndicate
Green's Trial Drama Reflects Labor Split Afl CIO Rift
Washington November 17 John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers press Green for trial as a tactic to harass the enemy. The episode centers on Greens status in the American Federation of Labor and his suspension from the UMW. Hopkins disputes unemployment census claims as labor headlines loom for months ahead.
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Lewis
U. of L
Tampa
Pe I. O
Green
A. F. of L
A. of L
United Mine Workers
Unon
Execut Council
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Hopkins
Doctored News and Public Perception
The piece argues abroad news is often censored or biased and urges readers to read critically. It cites Henry Hazlitt and notes the need for discernment to avoid emotional reactions to dispatches from Madrid Moscow or Rome.
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Abroa
Paganda
Henry Hazlitt
New York City
Moscow
Madrid
Italy
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High Point Enterprise
I. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry Publishers
Business Mgr Editor
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Coost
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Agency General Office
L W. W
Edigraphics
Roosevelt-Du Pont
du Pont
BE. B. Stone
Enterprise Court
Will Rogers
Parker
Orange County
Carolina
Spain
League of Nations
Sam
The
Charlotte News
Ment
George Clark
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Enterprise Washington Correspondent
A. F. of L. Convent
Iam
Saaduve
UUS
Congress
LaFolle
Cember
Comm
Steel
Pan
Burns Detective Agency
LaFollette Committee
Cogree
Black Legion
Bruce Catton
Dora
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